Performance Bikes — March 2018

MARCH 2018|PERFORMANCEBIKES.CO.UK 9

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Carbon Ceramic

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Brembo use Grand Prix racing as the most

extreme test beds in the world, to ensure they

make the best brakes in the world.

Not just for race bikes but

for your bike!

From scooters to superbikes.

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THE UK’s current fastest, yet

least popular, superbike is

doing its best to woo more

riders,withthereintroductionof

theRRmodel.It’sbroadlythe

sameasthe£20kRFmodel,but

Öhlins suspension is

substituted for Sachs, wheels

are cast alloy instead of forged,

and different (and arguably

classier) graphics are the only

changes.

It costs £15,599 – less than

the base model R1 and

Fireblade,£1300morethana

baseZX-10Rand£500lessthan

the GSX-R1000R. Engine, frame

and electronics are unchanged.

THE BEST-BEHAVEDand most

well-loved member of PB’s team

has passed away: Rutter’s

Cavalier King Charles spaniel

Desmo is no longer with us. He

will be missed by all who

fondled his silky ears, and fed

him from Johnny’s Babar the

Elephant lunchbox.

“Taking him for a stroll around

Mallory’s inner paddock to watch

Michael bang in some lap times

was a pleasure, even when he

curled out a gut-load of Pedigree

Chum,” says our animal-loving

JM. “He was usually more

pleased to see me than Michael

was, too. God speed, Desmo.”

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CHEAP(ISH) RSV4 INTRODUCED

BREMBO’Smanufacturer-spec

15/16mmradialmastercylinders

arebeingrecalledonavarietyof

Euro brands for a poorly-made

piston that can cause brake failure.

The affected parts were fitted to

bikes from 2015-2017, and typically

to bikes with M50 calipers. Aprilia,

Ducati, KTM, MV Agusta, TM

Racing, Moto Morini and Horex are

affected. Your bike manufacturer

can advise if your bike is affected

and requires replacement parts.

OE BREMBO MASTER CYLINDERS RECALLED

IN MEMORIAM: DESMO RUTTER